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Football coach calls Zips in for a nice chat
5 days ago - ohio.com
... Akron. After his hiring was announced Dec. , Ianello faced myriad immediate responsibilities, starting with hiring a staff of assistants and signing a new class of recruits. With those tasks complete, Ianello has turned to meeting and evaluating the players and installing a new system that the team will use in spring practice all the way to the season. In the past three weeks, about of the Zips have filed into Ianello's office at Stile Athletics Field House on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons for -minute meetings. ''That has been important because I have not been in ... Read More »
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Zips announce 2010 football schedule; first two games are ...
11 days ago - ohio.com
... and the one against Syracuse, give UA three early Bowl Championship Series foes. In the MAC, home games are set against Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Miami and Buffalo. Away games in the conference are Kent State, Ohio, Temple and Ball State. Because of the East Division having seven teams and the West Division six, the Zips will not play the East's Bowling Green. West foes not on the schedule are Eastern Michigan, Toledo and Central Michigan. The first games are on Saturdays and the final two are set for a Wednesday (Miami) and a Friday (Buffalo). The Miami and Buffalo ... Read More »
3. Akron Announces 2010 Football Schedule
11 days ago - gozips.com
... ESPNU national television audience. Then, for the fifth time in six years, UA fans will get to enjoy Thanksgiving with the family and see an Akron home game, hosting Buffalo in the regular-season finale on Nov. (Friday) with either ESPNU or ESPN broadcasting the game. "I, my staff and our team are very excited to open the schedule at home and having a quality opponent from a BCS school like Syracuse. We are equally excited to be playing our first two games of the year at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. The Kentucky-Indiana swing will also be exciting for our players and fans, ... Read More »
4. 2010 schedule features BCS schools
14 days ago - ohio.com
... This Section Most Read Stories The University of Akron will play three games against Bowl Championship Series teams in September as part of its football schedule. The Mid-American Conference always releases its official schedules in conjunction with its member schools and will do so as early as next week. However, various national Web sites show that three of the Zips' first four games will be ... Read More »
5. Erick Howard is '50-50'
17 days ago - ohiomm.com
. Akron got Erick Howard's signature on a letter of intent, but Zips fans are very aware that doesn't ensure that a given player will suit up in Blue and Gold. Read More »
6. Kent's coach boasts recruiting victory over Akron
35 days ago - ohiomm.com
Football Known kook Doug Martin took a shot at Akron on Signing Day: Everyone knows that Akron has made a lot of improvements to their campus and we went head-to-head with one kid, and that was Richard Gray and we got him. We always try to talk to players, whether we get them or not, to find out wha Read More »
7. Akron Team Report
36 days ago - rivals.yahoo.com
When he was hired in December, Akron coach Rob Ianello promised to mine Ohio and Pennsylvania for talented players. The former Notre Dame assistant coach had less than eight weeks to round up a talented class after the firing of former coach J.D. Brookhart. The first-year Akron coach signed playe Read More »
8. Zips announce 23 football recruits
37 days ago - ohio.com
... there was one promise he did not make. Ianello, in announcing his high school and two junior-college players who signed letters of intent Wednesday, said the newcomers must earn the right to cross the white lines. ''As I told the young men, I am not going to give away someone's job on our team to them in their living room,'' said Ianello during his news conference at InfoCision Stadium to announce the signings. ''And when they come to play for us, I am not going to give away their job in someone else's living room. They will have a chance to earn their stripes.'' Ianello, , was ... Read More »
9. Zips willing to risk it for Mr. Football
37 days ago - ohio.com
... a four-star Rivals recruit. He has ability to do really special things. ''I think it will be a good place for Erick he's really comfortable with the people who are going to be working with him. He'll be able to compete earlier for playing time than he would at some other places. He's a good teammate he's not an I-person when it comes to football. He said, 'I want to go somewhere and help a team build a winner.' '' The only time Ianello slipped and showed any excitement over Howard came when the Zips' video highlight presentation on all recruits had its only mechanical glitch when ... Read More »
10. Head Coach Rob Ianello Quotes from Signing Day
37 days ago - gozips.com
... in high school, and we feel he can come in and make a difference for us. Micah Lio: Micah had been interested in Akron for sometime, and we liked what we saw from him as an offensive lineman he finishes plays really well and is very athletic." Patrick McCloskey: He was voted captain by his team at his junior college after his first year. He's got a lot of leadership skills and earns respect. He finishes blocks really well and is very physical. ShelDon Miller: He's the type of player that flies under the radar. He's a very good safety and is athletic with a lot of room to grow. ... Read More »
11. Akron Football Signs 23, Including 10 From Ohio
37 days ago - gozips.com
... Academy Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South HS * - played two seasons at Junior College, giving each two years of eligibility at Akron Austin Bailey-, , FBHyattsville, Md. / DeMatha Catholic HS Prior to Akron: Rated the th-best fullback in the nation by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... Named first team Big School All-State as a defensive lineman ... Selected first team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference as a defensive lineman ... Led the way for three running backs that rushed for over , yards, two of whom earned All-WCAC honors and a first team all-state pick honors ... ... Read More »
13. Zips favored vs. EMU
39 days ago - ohiomm.com
Mens basketball Akron is heavily favored again to win tonights game against Eastern Michigan at Rhodes Arena. The line is Akron minus . Other news/notes: The series is tied -, but Akron has won the last seven, according to GoZips.com. Tom Gaffney wrote a fascinating story about Ste Read More »
14. Zips retain assistant football coach; ex-Browns player to coach receiv ...
53 days ago - ohio.com
... coach at the University of Akron, the only member of the previous staff to be hired by new coach Rob Ianello. Ianello also announced that former Browns receiver Frisman Jackson will coach that position for the Zips. Okruch, who coached the Zips' linebackers last season, will be the special teams coordinator and be responsible for the safeties. ''Vince shares our great passion for coaching and has a great passion for coaching at Akron,'' Ianello said in a prepared statement. ''To have him remain on our staff in a leadership role, coordinating the special teams, reinforces to people ... Read More »
15. Akron Hands Out Awards at Annual Banquet
54 days ago - gozips.com
... the league in interceptions. He additionally ranked ninth in the NCAA in passes defended and th in passed broken up. He set a school record by breaking up six passes in one game, earning MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors and helping Akron defeat rival Kent State. He was named second team All-MAC by the coaches and first team by Phil Steele's Magazine. Presented to the outstanding player in each class in remembrance of Harry "Doc" Smith, who gave himself to the University through his activity in the health and physical education departments. Red Blair Award - given annually ... Read More »
16. Zips hire Illinois football assistant
57 days ago - ohio.com
... from Michigan () and a master's degree in outdoor recreation from Indiana (). Mallory and his wife, Lori, have two sons, James and Sam, and a daughter, Margo. Ianello has now added seven assistant coaches to his first UA staff. Three more coaches ? safeties/special teams, receivers and football operations ? are expected to be added, perhaps as early as today. Curt Mallory is making his second transition from the Big Ten to the Mid-American Conference. Mallory, , officially was named defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach at the University of Akron on ... Read More »
17. Zips name Mallory as defensive coordinator
58 days ago - ohiomm.com
Football Curt Mallory will be Akrons next defensive coordinator, according to the Associated Press. Mallory had served as co-defensive coordinator at Illinois the past three seasons. He was one of three finalists for the head coaching job at Central Michigan, which eventually went to Michigan Read More »
18. Elliott Bates and Brian Wagner Named Academic All-MAC for Football
59 days ago - gozips.com
... for Football Bates, a graduate student, has posted a . GPA in his post-graduate work in physical education. The Houston, Pa., native started all games for the Zips at center and ended his career starting UA's last contests. In addition to anchoring the Zips' offensive line, he was voted team captain by his teammates. Wagner (Springfield, Ohio) puts an exclamation mark on his first season on the field for Akron. The linebacker carries . GPA in statistics and was one of the top defensive players in the nation. Wagner, with an average of . tackles per game, ranked second in ... Read More »
19. Ianello adds to staff
59 days ago - ohiomm.com
Football Rob Ianello hired a former Syracuse defensive line coach to fill the same position on his staff. Akrons coach calls Derrick Jackson an energetic recruiter and teacher. An earlier report said Bryant Young, a former San Francisco er, would take the defensive line job, but whispers beg Read More »
20. Akron's LeVon Morefield Wins Rudy Award
60 days ago - gozips.com
... I am proud to represent them all by winning this award. I want to give special thanks to the Akron coaching staff, coach (J.D.) Brookhart in particular, (football academic coordinator) Chuck Lewis and the whole athletics staff for their support. I also would like to send a special thanks to all my teammates. Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank Karen Armstrong for believing in me, taking a chance on me and guiding me. "The award ceremony and being a finalist did not really hit me at first. Then I began to see all the coaches from around the country and I woke up this morning with ... Read More »
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